EQ 2: HOW ARE MAPS USEFUL? 9/9

Bell ringer: Thinking like a Historian…  Create a timeline on a piece of notebook paper in your binder.  Plot the 5 most important events in your life on the timeline and add years.

Thinking like a Geographer…  Geographers think spatially.  Consider objects in terms of their location in space, to question why objects are located where they are, and to visualize relationships between and among objects.  Take those same 5 events from your timeline (you can add more), and spatially arrange them in a map. See assignment

Showing spatial relationships

Meaning of Words: Human Geography  Human

Meaning of Words: Human Geography  Geography  Geo = Of or relating to the earth  Graphy = Denoting a process of drawing, writing, representing, recording, describing, etc. To write

Human Geographers study…  Culture and customs  Economics  Population  Resource use & distribution  Cities and urbanization o Language o Religion and beliefs o Race and ethnicity o Governments

Maps that make sense of the world In small groups, you will examine a variety of maps. For each map, record the following: (write this in your notes) 1. The title of the map 2. 3 observations 3. 1 inference (from one of your observations) 4. 1 question you have after examining the map

Practice: Where Google street view is available

The Only 22 Countries in the World Britain Has Not Invaded

Visualizing Global Population Density

Reflection  Based on today’s lesson, how are maps useful? Why is it important to be able to read maps?

HW  World map labels-Thursday (Use small slip of paper)

EQ 3: What are the components of a map? 9/10  When was the last time you used a map?  What type of map was it (paper, phone)  What did you use it for?  How was it useful?  List three ways that maps are used.

Cartography: science of makes maps  Cart-map  Graphy-to write

Components of a Map  Key or Legend  Shows what symbols, lines, colors mean or represent on a map

Components of a Map  Compass Rose  Shows direction on a map

Components of a Map  Scale  Shows the ratio of the distance on the map to the distance in real life  Fraction/ratio, written, graphic

Using Scale  Start with a scale:  1inch : 50 miles If a place is 100 miles apart in real life, how many inches apart would they be on the map? If a place is 5 inches apart on the map, how many miles apart are they in real life?

Practice Using Scale  Scale: 1inch/100 miles  You are travelling 350 miles from point A to point B. How many inches on the map will you cover?  You measure 4.25 inches on the map. How many miles is that in real life?

Chicago map activity! Good times!

Exit Slip  In a paragraph, tell me the following:  Three things you learned today  Why this new knowledge will be helpful to you

 Create a scale and tell the distance on a map for these real life distances  50miles N/S and 75 miles E/W  10 miles N/S and 8 miles E/W

Create Your Own Island!  Island Dimensions a. 600 miles long (N to S) b. 400 miles at the middle (E to W) 1. Draw a graphic scale (what will your scale be?) 2. Draw a compass rose 3. Create a map key/legend (you will fill this in as we go)

Create Your Own Island! A. A mountain range is on the north side of the island B. A pond is in the middle of the island C. A beach is on the east side of the the island D. A volcano is on the southwest side of the island

Check your progress A. What does your island look like? B. Partners- check each others’ scales (likely will be different, but check for accuracy) C. Compare and check the features with your partner-they should look approx. the same.

HW: Create a Map Activity  Due Monday  Must be to scale  Be creative. Use color!  Will post in room!  Extra credit for making it extra special!